| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Noah Ott (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Parkman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Hoffman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby is whistled for a carry | 26-36 |
| 19:18 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Andre Brown | 28-36 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 19:01 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 18:38 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-36 |
| 18:36 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 18:17 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Ruby | 28-39 |
| 17:57 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses the 3 from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 17:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Greg Lamarche | 28-39 |
| 17:34 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby is fouled on the floor by Noah Ott - foul #3 on Noah Ott, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Ralph Zaharis, Noah Ott, Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (SG), Robert Keene (SF), Michael Meagher (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Daniel Ruby, Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis, Greg Lamarche | |
| 17:12 | Kent State | Robert Keene misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 17:10 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:06 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 17:04 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (PG) Ernest Thomas | |
| 16:47 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc gets the rebound | 28-39 |
| 16:39 | Kent State | Nicholas Tiernan swats the layup by Robert Keene | 28-39 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Michael Meagher can't tip it in | 28-39 |
| 16:36 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc tips it home | 28-41 |
| 16:18 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Kiely and the foul's on Michael Meagher - foul #1 on Michael Meagher, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Floyd McNeil (SF) Leroy Tschida, Thomas Kiely | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG) George Burns | |
| 16:18 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson misses the free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:18 | Kent State | Robert Keene gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 16:09 | Kent State | Robert Keene is hacked by Floyd McNeil - foul #1 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Greg Lamarche (C) Terry Gaines, Michael Meagher | |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Robert Keene is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Ernest Thomas | 30-44 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Tiernan (fairly fresh) C - Michael Heredia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Keene (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Bolduc (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan misses long on a floater from the left block | 30-44 |
| 15:43 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 15:30 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby connects on the open jumper from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 15:13 | Southern Mississippi | Greg Lamarche takes the ball from Ralph Zaharis | 30-46 |
| 15:02 | Kent State | Robert Keene clanks a turnaround near the basket | 30-46 |
| 15:00 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche tips it but misses | 30-46 |
| 14:59 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche tips it back up and in | 30-48 |
| 14:38 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Zaharis | 33-48 |
| 14:15 | Kent State | Robert Keene is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 14:13 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 14:10 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis is hacked by Ernest Thomas in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #2 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Andre Brown (PF), James Parkman (C) Ralph Zaharis, Roger Peterson, Floyd McNeil, Nicholas Tiernan, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (PG), Terry Gaines (SG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Evan Davis (PF) Ernest Thomas, Daniel Ruby, Robert Keene, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 13:51 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown is hacked by Evan Davis - foul #2 on Evan Davis, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| 13:40 | Southern Mississippi | Evan Davis picks off the pass by Thomas Kiely | 33-48 |
| 13:16 | Kent State | George Burns is hacked by Leroy Tschida - foul #3 on Leroy Tschida, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Coyer (C) James Parkman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG) Greg Lamarche | |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Evan Davis comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Andre Brown - foul #3 on Andre Brown, team foul #4 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil (SF) Thomas Kiely | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Evan Davis makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 13:05 | Kent State | Evan Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-50 |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Andre Brown and the foul's on Terry Gaines - foul #1 on Terry Gaines, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG) Terry Gaines | |
| 12:42 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida makes the free throw | 36-50 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-50 |
| 12:22 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil pulls down the rebound | 36-50 |
| 12:06 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Leroy Tschida | 39-50 |
| 11:53 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby banks in the layup | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Leroy Tschida (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Noah Ott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Coyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Hoffman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Evan Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Burns (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 11:45 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil grabs the offensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 11:37 | Southern Mississippi | Daniel Ruby is called for the reach on Floyd McNeil - foul #2 on Daniel Ruby, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Michael Heredia (PF), James Parkman (C) Leroy Tschida, Noah Ott, Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Keene (SF), Michael Meagher (PF), Kevin Bolduc (C) Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis, George Burns | |
| 11:14 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-52 |
| 11:13 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 11:01 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Daniel Ruby | 39-54 |
| 10:42 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Roger Peterson | 41-54 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by James Parkman - foul #1 on James Parkman, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF) Thomas Kiely, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (PG), Greg Lamarche (C) Ernest Thomas, Michael Meagher | |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 10:31 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 10:16 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 10:15 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 10:05 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Terry Gaines - foul #2 on Terry Gaines, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley (SG), Andre Brown (PF) Roger Peterson, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Bruce Sanders (PG), Robert Hoffman (SF), Evan Davis (PF) Daniel Ruby, Robert Keene, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 10:05 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 10:05 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Evan Davis's floater is knocked away by Nicholas Tiernan | 43-55 |
| 09:52 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley is hacked by Bruce Sanders - foul #1 on Bruce Sanders, team foul #7 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Michael Heredia (C) Ralph Zaharis, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (SF), Michael Meagher (PF) Robert Hoffman, Evan Davis | |
| 09:35 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley misses the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 09:35 | Kent State | Michael Meagher grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 09:19 | Kent State | Bruce Sanders loses the dribble to Nicholas Tiernan | 43-55 |
| 09:05 | Southern Mississippi | Kenneth Longley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-55 |
| 09:04 | Kent State | Greg Lamarche grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 09:00 | Kent State | Terry Gaines travels with the ball | 43-55 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Thomas Kiely (SF), James Coyer (C) Kenneth Longley, Floyd McNeil, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Kevin Bolduc (C) Bruce Sanders, Greg Lamarche | |
| 08:40 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 08:22 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by George Burns | 46-58 |
| 08:11 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely hits the finger roll set up by Leroy Tschida and the foul's on Michael Meagher - foul #2 on Michael Meagher, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Andre Brown (PF) Leroy Tschida, Noah Ott, Michael Heredia | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG), Robert Keene (SF), Evan Davis (PF) Terry Gaines, George Burns, Michael Meagher | |
| 08:11 | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:59 | Kent State | Robert Keene misses long on a jump hook from close range | 49-58 |
| 07:57 | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc hits the follow up shot | 49-60 |
| 07:39 | Southern Mississippi | The jump hook by James Coyer is blocked by Evan Davis | 49-60 |
| 07:38 | Kent State | Robert Keene grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kiely (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andre Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Coyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Ruby (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Keene (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Evan Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Bolduc (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil (SF), James Parkman (C) Thomas Kiely, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Hoffman (SF), Greg Lamarche (C) Robert Keene, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 07:23 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman hits a turnaround from close range set up by Roger Peterson | 51-60 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Floyd McNeil - foul #2 on Floyd McNeil, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan (PF) Andre Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (SG), Robert Keene (PF) Daniel Ruby, Evan Davis | |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 07:03 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:50 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis buries a shot from just outside the lane | 53-62 |
| 06:44 | Kent State | Terry Gaines knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 53-65 |
| 06:28 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-65 |
| 06:26 | Kent State | Robert Keene grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Ernest Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-65 |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | Roger Peterson grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 06:03 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 06:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Terry Gaines | 53-65 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Ralph Zaharis is called for the reach on Robert Hoffman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #7 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Noah Ott (SG), Andre Brown (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Ralph Zaharis, Roger Peterson, Nicholas Tiernan, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG), Kevin Bolduc (PF) Ernest Thomas, Greg Lamarche | |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:44 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-67 |
| 05:43 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 05:38 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott misses the fadeaway from the left side | 53-67 |
| 05:36 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 05:28 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-67 |
| 05:26 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia gets the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 05:11 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown travels with the ball | 53-67 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Thomas Kiely (SF), James Coyer (C) Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (PG), Michael Meagher (SF), Evan Davis (PF) Terry Gaines, Robert Hoffman, Robert Keene | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:08 | Kent State | James Coyer is called for the reach on Daniel Ruby in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Coyer, team foul #8 | 53-67 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 05:08 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 2nd free throw | 53-69 |
| 04:49 | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Kiely | 55-69 |
| 04:25 | Kent State | Michael Meagher makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-71 |
| 04:12 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Heredia, team foul #9 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Andre Brown (PF), Nicholas Tiernan (C) Leroy Tschida, Noah Ott, Thomas Kiely, Michael Heredia, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Ernest Thomas (PG), Greg Lamarche (C) Evan Davis, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 03:51 | Kent State | George Burns can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-71 |
| 03:49 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis snags the defensive board | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Nicholas Tiernan | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Ralph Zaharis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd McNeil (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andre Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Tiernan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Ernest Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Ruby (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Burns (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Meagher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Lamarche (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Kent State | Floyd McNeil steals it from Michael Meagher | 57-71 |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Andre Brown and he's fouled by George Burns - foul #2 on George Burns, team foul #9 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Noah Ott (SG), Michael Heredia (C) Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown | |
| Subs | Kent State | Terry Gaines (SG), Robert Keene (SF), Evan Davis (PF) Daniel Ruby, George Burns, Michael Meagher | |
| 03:05 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan makes the free throw | 60-71 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Robert Keene is hacked by Michael Heredia - foul #4 on Michael Heredia, team foul #10 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Thomas Kiely (SF), James Coyer (C) Ralph Zaharis, Roger Peterson, Nicholas Tiernan | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc (C) Greg Lamarche | |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Robert Keene misses the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 02:45 | Kent State | Robert Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 02:41 | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis (PG), Floyd McNeil (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), James Parkman (C) Leroy Tschida, Thomas Kiely, Michael Heredia, James Coyer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Hoffman (SF), Greg Lamarche (C) Robert Keene, Kevin Bolduc | |
| 02:35 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Ernest Thomas - foul #4 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #10 | 60-72 |
| 02:35 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 02:35 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 02:11 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Robert Hoffman, team foul #11 | 62-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Daniel Ruby (SG) Terry Gaines | |
| 02:04 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan knocks in the shot from the baseline | 64-72 |
| 01:46 | Kent State | Evan Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 64-72 |
| 01:45 | Southern Mississippi | Ralph Zaharis grabs the defensive rebound | 64-72 |
| 01:39 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown (PF) Nicholas Tiernan | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 01:20 | Kent State | Ralph Zaharis takes the ball from Ernest Thomas | 64-72 |
| 01:07 | Southern Mississippi | James Parkman is whistled for a carry | 64-72 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Robert Hoffman double dribbles in the backcourt | 64-72 |
| 00:48 | Southern Mississippi | Andre Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-72 |
| 00:47 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby snags the defensive board | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Zaharis - foul #2 on Ralph Zaharis, team foul #11 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kevin Bolduc (PF), Robert Keene (C) Evan Davis, Greg Lamarche | |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 00:45 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Southern Mississippi | Floyd McNeil misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-74 |
| 00:39 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby pulls down the rebound | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Kent State | Daniel Ruby is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 64-74 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida (PG), Roger Peterson (SG), Thomas Kiely (SF), Nicholas Tiernan (PF), Michael Heredia (C) Ralph Zaharis, Noah Ott, Floyd McNeil, Andre Brown, James Parkman | |
| Subs | Kent State | George Burns (PG), Terry Gaines (SG), Michael Meagher (PF) Ernest Thomas, Daniel Ruby, Robert Hoffman | |
| 00:34 | Southern Mississippi | Nicholas Tiernan misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 64-74 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | Leroy Tschida can't tip it in | 64-74 |
| 00:30 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Heredia can't tip it in | 64-74 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | George Burns gets the rebound | 64-74 |
| 00:00 | Kent State | George Burns runs out the clock | 64-74 |